Wagner is coming off a 25-6 season and returns four starters from last year's team. Bashir Mason, a former assistant at Wagner, is replacing Danny Hurley as the Seahawks' head coach. Hurley is now the head coach at Rhode Island.

Syracuse is 2-0 all-time against Wagner. The last meeting between the two schools was on Dec. 19, 1992 with the Orange taking an 85-52 win.